Feedback & Reports

The river was lowish and being clear could well be testing conditions especially with an otter, goosander and cormorants all present, however chub succumbed to trotting and ledgering tactics. Only one angler on today and lost count on the amount of chub caught, >30 anyway. From 1.5lb to nearly 5lb and notable change in fish activity heading in to dusk. No barbel showed sadly, but an enjoyable day. The steps added to the heart attack hill are a welcome addition.

30 Chub

Access has been improved ,but still a struggle when you can't leave anything at home.
Slow start but late afternoon really came alive ,dusk saw the barbel take an interest. Fabulous day ,first burn of the year, as in the sun and glare all day.

3 Barbel, 10 Chub

Arrived at the beat full of optimism.
River finning down to a good level.
I tried a different approach today to avoid the chub.
Some success.
A great day being on the bank.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Overnight rain had brought the level up to around 4 meters.
Difficult days fishing.
4 chub in the edge.

4 Chub

Cardiac hill too dangerous as significant rain. Had only booked for a late afternoon session on a trevelling day so don't have to carry too much. Sad but better safe than sorry for two old duffers. Have ejoyed it on previous trips.

Fishing Passport Note : 3 weeks ago, 20 new steps were incorporated in to the path leading down to the fishery making access much easier than before.

Not a single knock all day...as dusk set in ,packed all gear away .Tossed my landing net up the greasy bank ,away with my landing mat and my equipment safely tucked away on top of bank.
Being the eternal optimist just my rod and bank stick left to pack away and BOOSH !!!! , a 3 foot twitch, panic ensues,Frank Spencer is back on the bank!
My biggest ever barbel finally landed !!! Im sure I'm a play toy of someone upstairs!!

1 Barbel

Water temperature 5.5C. Water level increasing over the day to 1.7mtrs. Heavy rain all day. Heavy leaf debris catching line. No indications all day. Fish came around dusk.

3 Chub

4 Chub

27 chub throughout the day. No barbel but a bright sunny day and low temperature hardly surprising

1 Grayling, 27 Chub

3 Chub